Nigel Betts
Known For
Acting
Born
1963-10-15 in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
Nigel Betts is an English actor, who from 2003 to 2007 appeared on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Eddie Hope. He also portrayed Tony in the BBC Two sitcom Boy Meets Girl and had a recurring role as Mr Armitage in the eighth series of Doctor Who as well as in Class, a Doctor Who spin-off. Betts has also appeared in several other British television programmes such as Downton Abbey, Doctors, EastEnders, Holby City, Coronation Street, The Bill, Ridley Road, and the much acclaimed ITV series, Sharpe. He also played a singing bartender in an episode of the sitcom As Time Goes By and Steve Taylor's laconic neighbor in an episode of the sitcom Coupling. In 2016 he appeared as Brian Teddern in The Coroner, S2:E5 “The Captain’s Pipe”. In 2009 he played Tommy in the eighth episode of the fourth series of Doc Martin. Betts has also numerous theatre credits including playing an assortment of roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company, including playing a variety of successful characters in the RSC's Gunpowder season. Other theatre credits include The 39 Steps, a British play adapted from the 1915 novel by John Buchan and the 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock, and Arthur in War Horse, the National Theatre's award-winning show in the West End. In September 2019, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Elton Summertree. He appeared again in 2024, this time in the role of Mellie Tyler.
Most Known For
Midsomer Murders
as Liam Tarleton
Midsomer Murders
as Sergeant
Doctor Who
as Mr Armitage
Death in Paradise
as Martin West
Outlander
as Aloysius Murphy
Vera
as Brian Bennick
Father Brown
as Samuel Hinds
Killing Eve
as Quartermaster
All Creatures Great & Small
as Dennis Handshaw
A Touch of Frost
as Reginald Muldane
The Good Ship Murder
as Tony Donnelly
Pie in the Sky
as Plainclothes
As Time Goes By
as Barman
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Betting Shop Manager
Desert Flower
as Home Office Detective
The Long Shadow
as Dr. Alan Caplin
Coupling
as Neighbour
The Escape Artist
as Jonathan Crowe
Toast of Tinseltown
as Dr. Harold Shitman
The Coroner
as Brian Teddern